Robert Edwin Wadkins (born July 26, 1951) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. His older brother,

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, won 21 times on the PGA Tour, including the

1977 PGA Championship The 1977 PGA Championship was the 59th PGA Championship, played August 11–14 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Lanny Wadkins, 27, won his only major championship in a sudden-death playoff over Gene Littler. It was the first ...

, and is a member of the

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. Wadkins was born in

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. Between Bobby and Lanny, they held the Richmond, Virginia city junior title for six consecutive years – two by Bobby and four by Lanny. After attending the

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for one year, Wadkins earned All-American honors in 1972–73 at

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. Wadkins turned pro in 1973. He never won on the

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despite six runner-up finishes in 715 events, but he did win on the

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and the

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. Since turning 50, he has played on the

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and won four times, including one senior major, the 2006

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. Wadkins is tied with

Mark Wiebe Mark Charles Wiebe (born September 13, 1957) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He also played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. Early life Wiebe was born in Seaside, Oregon and grew up in Escond ...

as the Champions Tour's youngest winner at the age of 50 years and 10 days when he captured the

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Amateur wins

*1972 Virginia State Amateur

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Japan Golf Tour Tour wins (2)

Other wins (4)

*1981 Virginia PGA Open *1982 Virginia PGA Open *1983 Virginia PGA Open *1990

Fred Meyer Challenge The Fred Meyer Challenge was a charity golf tournament played in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Held from 1986 to 2002, it was organized by Portland native and PGA Tour golfer Peter Jacobsen and sponsored by the then lo ...

(with

Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins Jr. (born December 5, 1949) is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 86 weeks from the ranking's debut in 1986 to 1988. Early years Born in Richmond, Virg ...

)

Champions Tour wins (4)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

Results in major championships

''Note: Wadkins never played in

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CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1987 U.S. Open – 1987 PGA)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2017.'' ''The Senior British Open was not a senior major until 2003.''
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wadkins, Bobby American male golfers East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Winners of senior major golf championships Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Virginia Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia 1951 births Living people